"In fact, why am I the one on brain detail?"
Buffy: I was regrouping. Spike: You were about to be regrouped into separate piles.
'Potential'
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Frankenbuddha - Jul 12, 2004 11:01:28 am PDT #205 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Dana - Jul 12, 2004 11:02:30 am PDT #206 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
since I came in in the middle, how do I know if it was the first one or the second one?
The first one had Vin Diesel.
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2004 11:03:07 am PDT #207 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If there was no sex appeal, it was the second.
If the white guy was as big as the black guy, it was the second.
If the black guy was really obviously black, as opposed to "well, isn't he?" it was the second.
If there was any tension, it was the first.
Oh, and ... sorry, Steph! It's a good movie. You should watch it. Maybe you'll be Aimée and freaked out right away, or me and freaked out a month later. But it's a pretty fun freakout either way.
tommyrot - Jul 12, 2004 11:05:12 am PDT #208 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The second one was faster and furiouser.
Wait, but you'd have no basis of comparison. Um... the first one had some cars in it.
Steph L. - Jul 12, 2004 11:05:42 am PDT #209 of 10001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Oh, no -- I can tell that I should never ever watch The Ring. Things like that freak my shit out way too much. The pictures of the dead folk, and of TV Girl, freaked me out enough.
And I think it was the first Fast -n- Furious movie. Vin Diesel and blonde dude who's an undercover cop who is clearly in love with Vin Diesel.
Jessica - Jul 12, 2004 11:06:24 am PDT #210 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
The only thing that freaked me out about The Ring was the fact that the little girl was played by Daveigh Chase. I feel very strongly that Lilo should not kill people from beyond the grave.
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2004 11:07:22 am PDT #211 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
an undercover cop who is clearly in love with Vin Diesel.
Wasn't he? I quite liked the first one. It was Point Break, sans Lori Petty (but we did get a Michelle Rodriguez, so I'm cool) and an upgraded Swayze.
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2004 11:10:06 am PDT #212 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What I loved about The Ring was that the ending came quietly enough I'd forgotten it'd have to satisfy the "or is it?" -- so I was startled, and THEN to have our heroes complicit in it not being the ending, plus that preternaturally wise little kid being scarred forever ...
That was fun. Mostly horror movies numb me on the shock and don't do much else for me.
tommyrot - Jul 12, 2004 11:14:39 am PDT #213 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The Ring was pretty, and suitably scary. But when I watched it a second time, I kept on thinking, "Wait, this doesn't make sense."
The scene with the dead girl coming out of the TV set was cool and creepy.
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2004 11:16:26 am PDT #214 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Which bits fell apart for you, tommy?
The entire killing of the boyfriend horrified me the most. Oh, and anything involving fingernails. I have a bit of a squick there. And the horse, too, I guess, though I read people found that funny.